Wow!! Yesterday was my birthday and I celebrated it at a WLS Group Christmas Party! We had a white elephant gift exchange..
Today I had 3 Doctors appoints
9am - Pap Smear
11am - Post Op for Endo which the Dr. ended up doing a Pre Op for surgery on me as well..
Found out my biopsy came back H-pylori positive so I have to start taking meds (I think I left them in my car)
3pm- Psych Eval, last check mark on my journey
So my surgery for VSG is scheduled for 1/25/12, yeah! I go on a liquid diet on 1/18/12, hmm hope I am not too grouchy! Waiting to hear news on test results for my Mom to see if she will be able to come down here and help me after the surgery or not.
I talked with my kids again about the surgery and how my eating habits will keep changing and how much food and what I will be able to eat each stage of the recovery..
I was really worried about the psych part, she just talked to me like we were old friends and took notes.
My husband purchased the best thing for me for my Birthday he purchased an Original Scrapbox workbox for me!! I am so excited to redo my craft room and have this wonderful piece of organizational furniture in it..
Not my procedure but a video of what a VSG procedure looks like..
What is VSG?
he Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy procedure (also called Sleeve Gastrectomy, Vertical Gastrectomy, Greater Curvature Gastrectomy, Parietal Gastrectomy, Gastric Reduction, Logitudinal Gastrectomy and even Vertical Gastroplasty) is performed by approximately 20 surgeons worldwide. This forum is titled “VSG forum” to include the two most common terms for the procedure (vertical and sleeve). The earliest forms of this procedure were conceived of by Dr. Jamieson in Australia (Long Vertical Gastroplasty, Obesity Surgery 1993)- and by Dr. Johnston in England in 1996 (Magenstrasse and Mill operation- Obesity Surgery 2003). Dr Gagner in New York, refined the operation to include gastrectomy(removal of stomach) and offered it to high risk patients in 2001. Several surgeons worldwide have adopted the procedure and have offered it to low BMI and low risk patients as an alternative to laparoscopic banding of the stomach.
It generates weight loss by restricting the amount of food (and therefore calories) that can be eaten by removing 85% or more of the stomach without bypassing the intestines or causing any gastrointestinal malabsorption. It is a purely restrictive operation. It is currently indicated as an alternative to the Lap-Band® procedure for low weight individuals and as a safe option for higher weight individuals.
Anatomy
This procedure generates weight loss solely through gastric restriction (reduced stomach volume). The stomach is restricted by stapling and dividing it vertically and removing more than 85% of it. This part of the procedure is not reversible. The stomach that remains is shaped like a very slim banana and measures from 1-5 ounces (30-150cc), depending on the surgeon performing the procedure. The nerves to the stomach and the outlet valve (pylorus) remain intact with the idea of preserving the functions of the stomach while drastically reducing the volume. By comparison, in a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, the stomach is divided, not removed, and the pylorus is excluded. The Roux-en-Y gastric bypass stomach can be reconnected (reversed) if necessary. Note that there is no intestinal bypass with this procedure, only stomach reduction. The lack of an intestinal bypass avoids potentially costly, long term complications such as marginal ulcers, vitamin deficiencies and intestinal obstructions.
Thanks for listening!!
Heather
Today I had 3 Doctors appoints
9am - Pap Smear
11am - Post Op for Endo which the Dr. ended up doing a Pre Op for surgery on me as well..
Found out my biopsy came back H-pylori positive so I have to start taking meds (I think I left them in my car)
3pm- Psych Eval, last check mark on my journey
So my surgery for VSG is scheduled for 1/25/12, yeah! I go on a liquid diet on 1/18/12, hmm hope I am not too grouchy! Waiting to hear news on test results for my Mom to see if she will be able to come down here and help me after the surgery or not.
I talked with my kids again about the surgery and how my eating habits will keep changing and how much food and what I will be able to eat each stage of the recovery..
I was really worried about the psych part, she just talked to me like we were old friends and took notes.
My husband purchased the best thing for me for my Birthday he purchased an Original Scrapbox workbox for me!! I am so excited to redo my craft room and have this wonderful piece of organizational furniture in it..
Not my procedure but a video of what a VSG procedure looks like..
What is VSG?
he Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy procedure (also called Sleeve Gastrectomy, Vertical Gastrectomy, Greater Curvature Gastrectomy, Parietal Gastrectomy, Gastric Reduction, Logitudinal Gastrectomy and even Vertical Gastroplasty) is performed by approximately 20 surgeons worldwide. This forum is titled “VSG forum” to include the two most common terms for the procedure (vertical and sleeve). The earliest forms of this procedure were conceived of by Dr. Jamieson in Australia (Long Vertical Gastroplasty, Obesity Surgery 1993)- and by Dr. Johnston in England in 1996 (Magenstrasse and Mill operation- Obesity Surgery 2003). Dr Gagner in New York, refined the operation to include gastrectomy(removal of stomach) and offered it to high risk patients in 2001. Several surgeons worldwide have adopted the procedure and have offered it to low BMI and low risk patients as an alternative to laparoscopic banding of the stomach.
It generates weight loss by restricting the amount of food (and therefore calories) that can be eaten by removing 85% or more of the stomach without bypassing the intestines or causing any gastrointestinal malabsorption. It is a purely restrictive operation. It is currently indicated as an alternative to the Lap-Band® procedure for low weight individuals and as a safe option for higher weight individuals.
Anatomy
This procedure generates weight loss solely through gastric restriction (reduced stomach volume). The stomach is restricted by stapling and dividing it vertically and removing more than 85% of it. This part of the procedure is not reversible. The stomach that remains is shaped like a very slim banana and measures from 1-5 ounces (30-150cc), depending on the surgeon performing the procedure. The nerves to the stomach and the outlet valve (pylorus) remain intact with the idea of preserving the functions of the stomach while drastically reducing the volume. By comparison, in a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, the stomach is divided, not removed, and the pylorus is excluded. The Roux-en-Y gastric bypass stomach can be reconnected (reversed) if necessary. Note that there is no intestinal bypass with this procedure, only stomach reduction. The lack of an intestinal bypass avoids potentially costly, long term complications such as marginal ulcers, vitamin deficiencies and intestinal obstructions.
Thanks for listening!!
Heather
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